Example sentences of "be n't the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it would be a crying shame if the country pub disappeared but they need customers and there are n't the customers around that there were in the past . ’ |
| 2 | Why are n't the insurance companies doing more to curb such tactics ? |
| 3 | There are n't the hours in the day , ten to eleven , your Mum 's coming at half past twelve . |
| 4 | Are n't the plans for the alterations also on the desk ? |
| 5 | are n't the blossoms |
| 6 | Brute strength and viciousness are n't the powers that they were . |
| 7 | I love you , and I ca n't imagine a life where you are n't the centre of it . ’ |
| 8 | You mentioned , very straightforwardly , experiments to find these particles — in fact are n't the experiments rather complicated and requiring big , expensive bits of equipment ? |
| 9 | Well there are one or two other things we can do to try and make you feel better er even if the , the hands are n't the principle cause er I think we 'll see what happens , work your chest out of the way first though . |
| 10 | There are n't the players on the staff to put pressure on those in the team to perform . |
| 11 | Are n't the cities small ? |
| 12 | You can offer pralines , cakes and so on , but there 's no point — there are n't the ingredients to make them out of ’ . |
| 13 | One thing to be grateful about from my point of view … that Yorkies are n't the size of Rottweilers ! |
| 14 | But are n't the rights of the individual being made subservient to the interests of the state ? |
| 15 | But these are n't the streets of New York or Chicago … in fact Clive lives just outside Gloucester . |
| 16 | Oh why are n't the others here ? |
| 17 | Of course , these applications are n't the fully-featured , everything-but-the-kitchen-sink affairs you get with something like Word for Windows or Quattro Pro . |
| 18 | You imagine like a penguin suit , are n't the wings ? |
| 19 | ‘ And in any case high principles are n't the kind of things one notices at a cocktail party — or perhaps only in a negative way , as when somebody drinks tomato juice rather than gin . ’ |
| 20 | Keep this baby , look after this baby , you have a great husband , the other kids are n't the kind to care , and we were right . |
| 21 | Because if you do n't , if do n't do a word by word translation , as some of you did , you , you may miss the meaning of certain words , and that might totally alter your perception of what 's being said , and then what you should , wh when you 've done a literal translation , you will have a very stiff erm , u unusual version of it , written in modern English vocabulary but you 'll find that word ordering and things like that wo n't be appropriate , and sometimes the vocabulary are n't the kind of words that would normally be used now . |
| 22 | Are n't the majority of fans being short-changed a little here ? |
| 23 | It is part of life but er wha sa so is death and so is schooling , and so is education , and and all these issues are social , social issues , they are only problems when there are n't the resources to help support people who need support . |
| 24 | Are n't the Gentiles condemned by God 's law ? |
| 25 | If there are n't the doctors to run it , it 's not much of a hospital . |
| 26 | Which engine do you prefer ( fuel costs are n't the problem ) . |
| 27 | ‘ I tell you flatly , the sort of scientists you should be frightened of are n't the ones like Dr. Briant , who … well , opt out of the ethical questions . |
| 28 | They are n't the ones I would have chosen . |
| 29 | Paul was saying that I mean , they 're a hundred percent nomination housing the people who need the housing most are are n't the ones who who 'll be able to er , to use the and there 's no housing strategy on on er o o on the equity part , the the there might be , only a tiny bit , on on on the rent side but it does n't homes fo for the people who really need it , even if they 've got a hundred percent nomination flats ! |
| 30 | Now these are all vessels and these are n't the ones that we 're interested in , we 're interested in the small tumour induced vessels . |